My Exhibitionist Friend

Daniel was raised in the agricultural business near Chicago. I met  him by chance at a Sedona Film Festival event. He was dressed in character from one of the year’s top films as a shirtless victim of a gun shooting.  He was a very handsome with a toned cute body and I could not resist, I asked  him to model for me. I gave him some references and in a few days he called. After a morning shot of whisky, he was ready for his first nude model session.  I did several sketches  and took hundreds of photos, exploring his likes and dislikes of positions and finding his personality.  He was unafraid of his sexuality, be it all disappointingly strait, possessing a  fearless delight in the visual of his body. Daniel spent many days and hours in my studio and also shared the model stand with his girlfriend.   In this painting “My Exhibitionist  Friend” , Daniel chose this pose, open legged facing me, in a true exhibitionist gesture.